by lesley | Dec 15, 2010 | Marketing, Social media
Many people are seduced into using online marketing because there are lots of free services – like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WordPress, Blogger, etc. However, if you just to use a method of promotion because it’s free, you will end up with a scatter gun...
by lesley | Dec 7, 2010 | Marketing
Email marketing can be very powerful, but there are some key facts that anyone embarking on an email marketing campaign needs to know: 1. One message is not enough in any email marketing campaign 3, 4 or 5 are better. Very few people buy at the first time of asking...
by lesley | Nov 24, 2010 | Marketing, Readability
1. If you want your reader to feel your words are for them, use ‘you’ and ‘your’ – not ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘our’. Most people are not interested in what you do, only in what they get. 2. Know what your...
by lesley | Nov 18, 2010 | Marketing
Your business card reflects your business, so if your card is flimsy, cheap, free or lightweight, you might want to consider what you want people to think. People start making judgements as soon as you put your card into their hand – and be aware that touch is...
by lesley | Nov 8, 2010 | Readability
In order to know how to get people to read what you have to say, you need to know what gets in the way of them getting your message. This is usually a combination of usability issues and readability issues. These are a few of the readability challenges that prevent...
by lesley | Oct 8, 2010 | Marketing, Website copy
If you create any copy to promote your business you will probably find this useful. If you don’t think you create copy then consider that every email or letter that goes out creates an impression … OK, have I got your attention? When you’re...
by lesley | Oct 5, 2010 | Marketing
When you write to market your product or service it’s essential to get your marketing copy polished so that it does the job you want it to. These are just seven tips that will help you to get your marketing copy right every time. 1. Every message needs a...
by lesley | Sep 28, 2010 | Testimonials
When you get good feedback be careful how you use it. A whole page of testimonials doesn’t really work – most people stop reading after the first couple. Ideally you should spread them about, one on each page of your website or one in each section of your...
by lesley | Sep 15, 2010 | Marketing, Social media
This is an unashamed promotion for two programmes that I’m involved with to help people get the most out of their online activities. The first is on 5th October and is a four hour session focused on all the available tools and options and creating a strategy to...
by lesley | Sep 6, 2010 | Readability
If you’ve invested lots of time and money in creating a website and promoting yourself online, it could all be a bit pointless if people arrive on your site and then don’t stay long enough to get your message. These are a selection of things that stop...
